The Danger of Unbalanced Incentives and Negative Expectations
The Danger of Unbalanced Incentives and Negative Expectations
The Danger of Unbalanced Incentives and Negative Expectations
By Andrzej Marczewski
September 06, 2021
Summary
I recently saw a news article that certain parts of America were trialling an incentive program to try and encourage more people to get the COVID-19 vaccine.
To me staying safe and keeping people safe is reason enough to take the vaccine - but hey - we are not all the same.
Very quickly I started to see people on Twitter complaining.
Rather than people taking the vaccine early, they will wait until the Government gets desperate and starts to incentivise people to take it - after all, that is what happened the last time.
This sets the expectation that being early is better than being late.
Even better than that, educate people more effectively.
Provide simple, truthful and unsensationlaised information that explains the benefits and potential risks whilst shutting down conspiracies and silliness as early as possible.
Reference
Marczewski, A. (2021, September 06). The danger of unbalanced incentives and negative expectations. Retrieved November 01, 2021, from https://www.gamified.uk/2021/09/06/the-danger-of-unbalanced-incentives-and-negative-expectations/